The level of economic cooperation between South Korea and India is still very low. Going forward, we will expand that space and make the relationship between South Korea and India completely different from what it is now.
The village deliberately chose to spend solar income on welfare rather than individual dividends, a decision Jeon says residents made themselves rather than being persuaded. If you divide money as individual income, people feel disconnected.
Tim Cook's decision to shift production to China was a radical move that transformed Apple into one of the world's most valuable companies. By leveraging China's manufacturing capabilities, Cook not only reduced costs but also increased efficiency, allowing Apple to scale operations rapidly. The partnership with Foxconn was particularly crucial, as it enabled the production of iconic products like the iPhone, marking a significant turning point in Apple's history.
South Korea imports about 45 percent of its naphtha, a critical petrochemical feedstock, with roughly 77 percent of those imports historically arriving from the Middle East. That supply line is now, for all practical purposes, severed.
The ministry is coordinating with other ministries and agencies to finalise and submit to the Prime Minister the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Vietnam and Samsung Group regarding the group's semiconductor manufacturing project in Vietnam.
Samsung Electronics plans to invest KRW 110 trillion, or approximately $73 billion, in research and development and facilities "in a bid to lead the semiconductor industry in artificial intelligence". This year's plan would represent an increase in expenditure of over 21% compared to 2025.
South Korea has resisted Google's appeals since 2011, arguing that the company's precise satellite maps could endanger national security by exposing sensitive military sites when combined with commercial imagery and online data. Given that South Korea remains technically at war with North Korea, the government is cautious about exposing such locations.
South Korea has launched a landmark set of laws to regulate AI before any other country or bloc (the EU's regulations are set to go into effect in stages through next year). Under Korea's AI Basic Act, companies must ensure there is human oversight for "high-impact" AI in fields like nuclear safety, drinking water, transport, healthcare, and financial uses like credit evaluation and loan screening.
SK hynix is surfing the AI hype wave by setting up what it nebulously describes as a solutions biz to further exploit the hysteria. The chipmaker is already flying high on the back of booming demand for datacenters. Its share price has quadrupled in the past year as it supplies a vital component, one now in tight supply. Judging by its financials published today, the AI gravy train isn't slowing.
Naver reported 2025 revenue of 12.35 trillion won ($9.15 billion) and operating profit of 2.21 trillion won ($1.64 billion), up 12.1% and 11.6%, respectively, from a year earlier, during its fourth-quarter earnings call. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 10.7% to 3.20 trillion won ($2.37 billion), while operating profit increased 12.7% to 610.6 billion won ($453 million), lifting the operating margin to 19.1%.